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to Increase Recycling Citywide

In partnership with Rumpke, Mayor Mallory will announce the details for the Cincinnati Community Recycling Challenge this Earth Day, April 22. The Challenge is a part of the Mayor’s Green Recycling Plan which was launched last year with the goal of increasing recycling in Cincinnati by 50% by 2011.

The Challenge will begin on May 15 and last for six months until America Recycles Day on November 15. Cincinnati neighborhoods will be encouraged to sign up and participate. Communities who reach their recycling goals will be awarded prizes of $250 by Rumpke.

The Cincinnati Community Recycling Challenge is being supported by the Mayor’s Young Professional (YPKC) members and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful. Members of YPKC and KCB will be speaking to Community Councils during April and May to prepare for the Challenge.

The challenge began on May 15th. Community Council Presidents who are still interested in participating can sign up here

Thank you to the following communities for participating: Paddock Hills, Spring Grove Village, Carthage, South Fairmount, the East End, South Cumminsville, Sayler Park, Kennedy Heights, Over the Rhine, Hartwell, North Avondale, Roselawn, Northside, Madisonville, Mt. Airy, Avondale, Mt. Washington, Pleasant Ridge, College Hill, Westwood, Downtown, Mt. Lookout.

Mayor Mark Mallory and ArtWorks announced the nine communities selected for neighborhood murals in the second summer of MuralWorks. MuralWorks began in 2007 as part of ArtWorks Summer Job Program for teen artists. Developed in partnership with Mayor Mallory’s Office, the goal of MuralWorks is to transform neighborhoods by creating inspirational works of public art that will have a lasting community impact. Nine communities received murals in 2007.

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Mayor Mark Mallory delivered his third State of the City Address to a capacity crowd at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. Mayor Mallory declared that “The State of our City is strong and Cincinnati is on the move.” The Mayor highlighted a series of successes in the key areas of his agenda, including his number one priority: public safety. Mayor Mallory also highlighted investments that are being made around the city, describing Cincinnati as a city worthy of investment.

Mayor Mark Mallory released the GO Cincinnati “Growth and Opportunities” Project report outlining recommendations for a strategic approach for economic development. After more than a year of research and discussion, the GO Cincinnati Steering Committee and Project Teams – more than 200 community and business leaders – presented 14 recommendations to help the city reposition its assets to attract businesses, employees and residents. The comprehensive approach to developing the recommendations considered not just job expansion, but workforce development, transportation, neighborhood revitalization, and job attraction and retention. The Mayor will evaluate the recommendations and announce those which he would like to move forward during his State of the City address on February 4.

Mayor Mallory Releases 2008 City Budget
Mayor's Budget adds Police overtime for extra Patrols, increases funding for human services, and eliminates proposed solid waste fee

Mayor Mallory and members of Cincinnati City Council kicked off a new effort to increase recycling in Cincinnati. Cincinnati currently recycles 9% of its trash. The Mayor announced a series of goals of in crease Cincinnati’s recycling by 50% to 15% in 4 years. Click here to read more about the Mayor’s recycling plan.

The Mayor also announced the creation of 4 new Downtown recycling drop-off locations, for Downtown residents who do not have access to curbside recycling.

On July 2, 2007, Mayor Mark Mallory released the Shop 52 DrillDown study at a press conference in Northside. The DrillDown uses 27 different sources of information to show that Cincinnati’s population is 378,259, not 332,252 as the Census reported last Thursday. The study also shows Cincinnati’s average household income is $54,083, not the $43,992 reported by the 2000 Census, and that Cincinnati’s city-wide income is over $9.2 billion, not the $6.5 billion reported by the 2000 Census. Mayor Mallory partnered with Social Compact and Property Advisors to conduct the DrillDown analysis.

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